{"id":143109,"date":"2023-07-28T17:30:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=143109"},"modified":"2023-07-28T17:19:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:19:05","slug":"brisker-sounds-off-different-vibe-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/07\/28\/brisker-sounds-off-different-vibe-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaquan Brisker Sounds Off on &#8216;Different&#8217; Vibe Around Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There have only been three days of training camp practices with OTAs and minicamp in the rearview for the Chicago Bears but safety <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/13\/bears-free-agents-fix-defense\/\" target=\"_self\">Jaquan Brisker<\/a> can already see the difference.<\/p>\n<h2>Bears&#8217; Jaquan Brisker Notices Change Around Halas Hall<\/h2>\n<h3>Jaquan Brisker Notes &#8216;Different Vibe&#8217; for Bears<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cOh, for sure. There\u2019s a different vibe just in the building period,\u201d Brisker said on July 28. \u201cDefense, way different vibe. A lot of different swag, and the chemistry is really different from the back seven to the front four. So everybody feel it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brisker is one of just six players who figure to return to starting roles from last season along with fellow safety <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/07\/25\/bears-jackson-reacts-comments-mooney-sanborn\/\" target=\"_self\">Eddie Jackson<\/a>, fellow 2022 second-round pick <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/11\/28\/bears-rising-star-sends-strong-message-as-injuries-losses-mount\/\" target=\"_self\">Kyler Gordon<\/a>, second-year linebacker <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/11\/09\/bears-roquan-smith-nicholas-morrow-jack-sanborn\/\" target=\"_self\">Jack Sanborn<\/a> (base defense), and veterans <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/10\/bears-eddie-jackson-jaylon-johnson-return\/\" target=\"_self\">Jaylon Johnson<\/a> at corner and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/03\/justin-fields-packers-draft-jaxon-smith-njigba\/\" target=\"_self\">Justin Jones<\/a> at defensive tackle.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Penn State product was one of the few bright spots for a unit that ranked 32nd in net yards allowed per pass attempt.<\/p>\n<p>He led the team with 4.0 sacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaquanBrisker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JaquanBrisker<\/a> on the stop \ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUFvsCHI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BUFvsCHI<\/a> on CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gvjUR6ZDL2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gvjUR6ZDL2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagoBears\/status\/1606724813694726145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Things should be different this season with the Bears adding some beef up front with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/06\/23\/why-chase-young-to-the-bears-makes-sense\/\" target=\"_self\">Rasheem Green<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/06\/07\/chase-young-trade-destinations-steelers-patriots-bears\/\" target=\"_self\">DeMarcus Walker<\/a> on the edges. Neither is a pure pass rusher but the bar is historically low for this group.<\/p>\n<p>Even more than just them, though, the defense should be more formidable with linebackers <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/13\/tremaine-edmunds-signs-contract-with-chicago-bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Trumaine Edmunds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/07\/23\/philadelphia-eagles-depth-chart-preview-series-linebackers\/\" target=\"_self\">T.J. Edwards<\/a> joining Sanborn at the second level. The Bears were routinely gashed by intermediate routes and yards after the catch last season and ranked 32nd against the run which inflated some of their passing defense stats.<\/p>\n<p>With Brisker and the rest of their parts, both added and retained, this Bears defense shouldn\u2019t leave the offense hanging nearly as much as it did in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>But the offense isn\u2019t without a new feel to go with an overhaul of its own.<\/p>\n<h3>Jaquan Brisker: Bears\u2019 Offense Looks \u2018Dangerous\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cOffensively, you can definitely feel it,\u201d Brisker said. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/01\/02\/bears-justin-fields-clears-air-matt-eberflus\/\" target=\"_self\">Justin [Fields]<\/a> and those guys, they\u2019re coming together. They look different. They look like they\u2019ve been out there for years right now, I\u2019m telling you. The timing, things like that. It looks dangerous \u2013 on both sides of the ball, and I told him that yesterday. That we look very different, and we just gotta keep it going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chicago added wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/07\/31\/d-j-moore-2022-fantasy-football-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">D.J. Moore<\/a> and tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/16\/robert-tonyan-signs-contract-with-chicago-bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Robert Tonyan<\/a> to a group that includes a healthy <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/09\/26\/justin-fields-force-darnell-mooney-cole-kmet\/\" target=\"_self\">Darnell Mooney<\/a>, an extra motivated <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/11\/15\/matt-eberflus-justin-fields-chase-claypool\/\" target=\"_self\">Chase Claypool<\/a>, and a newly-minted <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/02\/26\/cole-kmet-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">Cole Kmet<\/a> all of whom offer a more formidable palette of options for Fields to work with than he had last season when it was Mooney-or-bust for most of the seasons before Kmet came on.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your daily dose of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justnfields?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@justnfields<\/a> \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/idjmoore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@idjmoore<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vV9IdD1eG7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vV9IdD1eG7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagoBears\/status\/1684670050211450880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They also added big-bodied runner <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/16\/donta-foreman-signs-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">D\u2019Onta Foreman<\/a> to the league\u2019s top rushing offense in place of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/14\/david-montgomery-signs-contract-with-detroit-lions\/\" target=\"_self\">David Montgomery<\/a>, though <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/07\/21\/josh-jacobs-franchise-tag-removed-florio\/\" target=\"_self\">Khalil Herbert<\/a> is still around for what figures to be a timeshare. But the most important thing the Bears did occurred along the offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears let <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/12\/23\/bears-ol-sounds-off-on-the-best-ability\/\" target=\"_self\">Sam Mustipher<\/a> walk in free agency, shifting long-time guard <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/02\/06\/potential-bears-offseason-cut-candiates\/\" target=\"_self\">Cody Whitehair<\/a> back to center, the position he played to start his NFL career.<\/p>\n<p>To fill the void left by Whitehair, they flipped <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/08\/18\/chicago-bears-teven-jenkins-surgery-just-another-strike-on-ryan-paces-resume\/\" target=\"_self\">Teven Jenkins<\/a> over to the left side.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, they rebuilt the right side of their offensive line completely, taking right tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/05\/03\/2023-nfc-north-draft-grades\/\" target=\"_self\">Darnell Wright<\/a> with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and signing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/13\/nate-davis-signs-contract-with-chicago-bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Nate Davis<\/a> away from the Tennessee Titans in free agency. At this time last season, they were integrating veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/20\/jonah-williams-trade-destinations\/\" target=\"_self\">Riley Reiff<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/07\/24\/chicago-bears-send-strong-message-michael-schofield-workout\/\" target=\"_self\">Michael Schofield<\/a> into the fold with both starting multiple games last season.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Bears second-year safety Jaquan Brisker spoke up about the new vibe going around Halas Hall this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":143113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,23],"tags":[7657,9084],"class_list":["post-143109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-bears","tag-bears-featured","tag-jaquan-brisker"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}